The Parish Council has just been informed by the Oxfordshire County Council Network Management Team that the road between the village and Clifton Hampden has been closed for emergency works.
We have no more information at present. As soon as more is known, it will be posted here. Continue reading
The Revd Canon Paul Wignall writes …
Do you like taking photographs? Are you an explorer? Do you love hot chocolate and cakes? Then Wittenham Hazelnuts could be just what you are looking for.
We will be meeting once a month (third Saturday) 10am to 12noon at St Mary’s Church to explore the beautiful world of nature in our ancient churchyard. Continue reading
The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued a flood alert for the Abingdon area of the River Thames.
The area affected covers the Thames from Abingdon down to and including Little Wittenham.
As in previous years, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has arranged for Christmas trees to be collected from the grass verge next to the entrance to Bodkin’s Recreation Ground.
Leave trees there by 13th January – they will be collected on Saturday 14th January.
Please do not leave trees inside the gate as they will not be collected. See the flyer below. Continue reading
The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) Network Management team has advised the Parish Council that a section of the A415 Abingdon Road at Culham will be subject to a temporary closure from 12th January to 19th January 2023.
The closure will operate between 8pm and 6am on week nights only, and is to facilitate carriageway patching works. Continue reading
Parish Councillor Peter Rose writes …
Thomas Homes has invited the Parish Council to discuss our requirements for a playground adjacent to the new village hall at the Community Hub.
The new playground will be of limited size. We feel it is important therefore to install the most popular items of playground equipment to complement existing playgrounds. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been asked to promote the following initiative.
The Sue Ryder charity is encouraging local residents in the Thames Valley area to recycle their real trees through its Christmas Treecycling service. In return for a donation, it will collect real Christmas trees for recycling, to raise vital funds for the charity. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have agreed a revised timetable for the creation of their Joint Local Plan.
Both authorities are working to create a Joint Local Plan, which will seek to deliver the councils’ ambitions for zero-carbon, sustainable development and genuinely affordable homes in the districts up to the year 2041.
The plan’s timescale had previously been scheduled around the creation of the Oxfordshire Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at Mouldens, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for the use of annex for shorter term lettings.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
As usual, waste and recycling collections will change over the festive period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) will be suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.
For details of the changes, see the flyer below. There is more information on the South Continue reading
